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Connect to Network Share on a Mac

Connect to a Network Share from a Macintosh

 

Personal Space:

  • To connect to your personal network share, choose Go from the menu, then choose Connect to Server.
  • Enter homefile1.is.tcu.edu as the server address and click Connect. 
    (You can click on the + to add this server to your list of favorites so that you do not have to type it in every time.)


  • Type in your username and password and click Connect.
  • Select your personal network share and click OK.


     
  • The share is now mounted and an icon shows up on your desktop. Dragging the icon to the trash will disconnect it.

 

Common Drives:

 

Common drives are located on two different servers:  commonfile1.is.tcu.edu and commonfile3.is.tcu.edu

  • From the Go menu choose Connect to Server.
  • Enter commonfile1.is.tcu.edu or enter smb://commonfile3.is.tcu.edu as the server address and click Connect
    (You can click on the + to add this server to your list of favorites so that you do not have to type it in every time.)


  • Type in your username and password and choose Connect.
  • Select the appropriate drive from the listing and choose OK
    (You will only see the common drives listed that you actually have permission to use.)


  • The share is now mounted and an icon shows up on your desktop. Dragging the icon to the trash will disconnect it.